Relating to unemployment insurance benefits; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Provides that unemployed individual receiving unemployment insurance benefits for weeks ending before January 1, 2022, who has earnings from less than full-time employment may earn greater of $300 or one-third of individual's weekly benefit amount before individual's weekly benefit amount is reduced. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
House Passage
Aug 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Aug 10, 2020
Signed Sep 1, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 11, 2020 · House Aug 11, 2020
How they voted
21–6
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 30
Aug 11, 2020
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican11
54% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Sep 1, 2020
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Aug 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Aug 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Aug 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed.
lower
Aug 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Aug 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to The Second Special Session of 2020.
lower
Aug 11, 2020
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Aug 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Monnes Anderson. Passed.
upper
Aug 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)(Amendments distributed)
upper
Aug 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to The Second Special Session of 2020.
upper
Aug 10, 2020
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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